US Congress Senate Bill 50 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the federal government and any state or local government receiving federal financial assistance from subjecting an institutional or individual health care entity, including any health professional, facility, organization, or insurance plan, to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities. Creates a cause of action for any violation of the abortion discrimination prohibition. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations by issuing legal or equitable relief, including injunctions and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Gives standing to institute an action to affected health care entities and the Attorney General. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the HHS Office for Civil Rights to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of abortion discrimination prohibition.

Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015

Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE]
Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/50/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s50/BILLS-114s50is.pdf